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Full MQA music list.
Improvement noted here also.  In my email correspondence with Tidal support  a couple of days ago they acknowledged this was a known problem and assured me they were working on it.  I streamed off and on all day yesterday without a disruption.  So... 
DAC>Streamer>MQA>Wireless besides Bluesound
"May I ask why ruling out the Bluesound option?"My thought too.  Maybe it's not expensive enough but certainly it is good enough to be included in the conversation. 
Bluesound Node 2 question
The Node 2 is a great streamer without the "for the price" qualifier. Regarding the external hard drive.  You can use any sized external USB drive but that is not the optimum configuration. The problem with large USB drives is that the system has ... 
Yggy DAC
" in-so-far as the Aurender MSRP is more than twice that of the Yggy. So if they do in fact sound the same, what does that tell you?"It tells me that if you add the price of an equivalent Aurender streamer (N100H) at $2700 plus the cost of a good ... 
Good Bass Recordings on CD for Subwoofer Testing
"Listen to the music you enjoy regularly. You don't want to tweak your system to play someone else's favorite music. You want to tweak it to play your favorite music......."+1 
Full MQA music list.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T0xnOzPQZai32L7R7e_uzxfBqhXrPuXh3USOjvuztYg/edit#gid=1599853... 
Lumin D1, has anyone heard it?
Thanks for the suggestion.  Since my original post I have been postponing a decision to upgrade my streaming options.  While I am considering my choices I am using a Bluesound Node 2 to stream both Tidal and NAS files.  The BS is really quite impr... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
Isn't Sound Organization a distributor...not a dealer?  If so I am surprised they did not refer you to a local dealer. 
CD players = dead?
Exactly phd, why does there always have to be a "winner" in these discussions?  Vinyl, CD, streaming...all fit very nicely into the same system.  Having the options to chose from multiple sources need not be a contest to determine which is "best" ... 
Grado cartridges still worth the money?
Yes I know.  This was suggested already (maybe you).  When I talked to EAR about that they doubted it would make enough difference to fix my issue.  Grado support suggested I get another phono stage.  That might have worked also.  But in the end I... 
Grado cartridges still worth the money?
I liked the Grado.  I had a 15 year old version of the Statement Reference 2.  I enjoyed it for all those years.  When I decided it was time to retire my cartridge I immediately thought I would trade it back to Grado for the new Statement Referenc... 
Grado Statement 2 or Grado Reference 2
Grado has kind of a convoluted naming convention for their cartridges.  They have a Statement Reference 2 and a Statement Statement 2.  Are these the two cartridges you are comparing?they also have a Reference Reference 2 with is a high output ver... 
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
Well, I received my Bluesound Node 2 yesterday.  Listening to it now.  I am very pleased with it.  Listening to MQA and regular digital files.  Can't say that I can tell a difference though I haven't done an AB comparison of the same song in both ... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
Which shop- calvinj ?Why so reluctant to name the store? 
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
Thank you guys, this is very useful information.  I ordered the Bluesound Node 2 today.